Colin Bannister

Colin Bannister is a Senior HPC Development Officer at The University of Nottingham, overseeing the central High Performance Computing facility and serving as the Technical Lead for the HPC Midlands Plus consortium. With extensive experience in digital research support, Bannister has led teams in high-performance computing and managed significant procurement projects. Previous roles include Group Leader for the Research Development Group, where specialized applications were developed for research staff, and Senior Applications Programmer, focusing on graphics and visualization software. Prior experience includes consultancy work at the Centre for Industrial and Medical Informatics and a Research Assistant position at The University of Glasgow. Bannister holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford and a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry from The University of Sheffield.